So there’s this fuzzy purple guy and he’s just standing there. And then this taller fuzzy orange guy comes and he’s all like pointing at ...

If you haven’t yet read 2013 Newbery Medal winning The One and Only Ivan , you are missing what many consider a modern classic of childre...

The book clarifies this on page two, so I’ll jump right in so everybody understands. Yes, Drywater Gulch had a problem with toads, but no...

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This conversation happened when I read Mr. Tiger Goes Wild aloud to two kindergartners: Kindergartner 1: “He’s naked!” Kindergartne...

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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen is one of those books where, upon the first read, a grown-up might wonder, “Hmm. ...

Kel Gilligan is the hero of my toddler self. He bravely takes on challenges that I would never have considered at his age. No way. Broc...

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Everybody gets tired of something, sometime. Teachers? Maybe it’s checking homework. Students? Maybe it’s completing homework. Kids get t...

Technically, I guess, the title of this book is ! . That’s all there is on the cover, anyway. A picture of a smiling exclamation mark. (T...

If you are one of those people who wait patiently for the next Mo Willems book release, wondering if it will be a welcome addition to chil...

It’s good to know that literature imitates life. Or life imitates literature. Or is that art? Isn’t there a phrase something like that? ...